Brøndby moved up to fifth in the Superliga after a 2:0 win over Horsens at the JYSK Park on Sunday. M. Younis opened the scoring in the twelfth minute and by then the visitors had already settled into a rhythm that Horsens could not disrupt. The match was decided in three moments rather than sustained pressure, and the third came courtesy of an own goal from M. Kupijbida.
Younis found space in the box and did not travel to make up the numbers. He picked up the ball on the edge and fired past the keeper before Horsens could shut down the angle. Brøndby held their nerve after the opener, while the hosts worked the channels but gave up the ball and hit them on the break.
Things shifted after the interval. Kupijbida tried to clear under pressure and the ball looped over his head into his own net in the sixtieth minute. Horsens had possession but could not find a way through, while Brøndby's goalkeeper made three saves to keep the advantage intact.
Horsens controlled the ball with 52 per cent possession but their shots accuracy sat at 0.3, and they created no big chances. Brøndby managed two, and while their shots accuracy was lower at 0.22, they were sharper when it mattered. The hosts had more attacks and crosses, but the visitors were more clinical in the final third.
Horsens dropped to sixth with ten points after seven games, while Brøndby climbed to fifth on thirteen. The visitors have now won three of their last five, including this result, and they ended a run of inconsistency. Horsens fell apart after the opener and did not recover, which is how matches of this kind are decided.